> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Brazee > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 10:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Send email from MVS cobol > > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:56:09 -0800 (PST), Bill Gentry > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Have an interesting challenge. I have a requirement that dictates > >that email be sent from an MVS (z/OS) cobol program. In > >oversimplified terms, this means that I'd read a file that would > >contain email addresses and based on various criteria send email to > >any number of those addresses. I know how to send email > from JCL, but > >require more precision than JCL can give me. > > I'm guessing your problem is how to run an unknown number of JCL or > procs from the output of your CoBOL extract program. Is this > correct?
Didn't see the original. You know how to submit email via JCL. Why not have your COBOL program create a JCL stream for each message it wants to email and just write that JCL stream out to a DD statement allocated to an DD SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR)? -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
